A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before.
"You"ll get your chance in court," said the sergeant.
"No, no no!" said the man. "I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I"ve been trying to do that for years!"
n. Water-soluble protein found in egg-white, milk, blood, etc. albuminous adj.
ALCHEMY
n. Medieval chemistry, esp. Seeking to turn base metals into gold. alchemist n. [arabic]
ALCOHOL
n. - (in full ethyl alcohol) colourless volatile inflammable liquid, esp. As the intoxicant in wine, beer, spirits, etc., and as a solvent, fuel, etc.
- liquor containing this.
- chem. Any of many organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to carbon atoms. [arabic: related to *kohl]
ALEMBIC
n. - hist. Apparatus formerly used in distilling.
- means of refining or extracting. [greek ambix, -ikos cap of a still]
ALFALFA
n. Clover-like plant used for fodder. [arabic, = a green fodder]
ALGEBRA
n. Branch of mathematics that uses letters etc. To represent numbers and quantities. algebraic adj. [ultimately from arabic al-jabr, = reunion of broken parts]
ALIMONY
n. Money payable to a spouse or former spouse after separation or divorce.
ALIQUOT
—adj. (of a part or portion) contained by the whole an integral number of times (4 is an aliquot part of 12). —n. - aliquot part.
- (in general use) any known fraction of a whole; sample. [latin, = several]
ALLEGRO
mus. —adv. & adj. In a brisk tempo. —n. (pl. -s) such a passage or movement. [italian, = lively]
ALLERGY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 adverse reaction to certain substances, esp. Particular foods, pollen, fur, or dust.
- colloq. Antipathy. [greek allos other]
- n. (pl. -ies) 1 adverse reaction to certain substances, esp. Particular foods, pollen, fur, or dust.
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